Email scam
Thank you to a customer who notified us of the following email that was received this morning. It was made to look like it was from a local doctor who practices in Wamego but used an unconfirmed Yahoo.com email address.
The email reads as follows (all names have been removed):
From: FirstName LastName [lastnamefirstname@yahoo.com]Thanks to the customer for notifying us of this email scam.
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:41 AM
To: undisclosed recipients
Subject: Hello
Hello, How are you doing? Hope all is well with you and your family, I am sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling to England for a Seminar/conference.
I need a favor from you as soon as you receive this email, I misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money, and other valuable things were kept. Can you urgently assist me with a soft loan of $2,600 US Dollars to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home. You are the only one I can trust with this, please can this be between us? You have my word; I will refund you as soon as I return.
I will appreciate whatever you can afford, I'll pay you back as soon as I return I promise, Let me know if you can assist, to enable me send you the details to use in sending the money through western union. -FirstName
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